2025 Garage Sale Thread (14th Annual)
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That newer logo with the slanted crossbar was so light (when it was still stamped and not laser-etched) I can only see it in certain light - this is my best example.The older logos have a more square crossbar.
and all the Klein logos on linemans pliers are much bigger than on the nearly-obliterated example.
EXIT: Here’s my faintest
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RTM
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My imagination didn't need to rotate 90⁰, and thought I saw more below where you highlighted in black. But I never saw Klein Tools.Do you mean this?
You have to rotate the face 90° counterclockwise, and then the encircling marks still don’t look like “KLEIN TOOLS”.
Yeah, whatever was there is pretty gone, and the parallel grinder marks confuse the eye as to what’s left. I’d like it to say HECSHARP GERMANY, because there’s a pair on eBay that has the same look, but I just can’t squint the upper characters into Hecsharp the way I can morph the lower characters into Germany.
I tried for a while to see the PEXTO powergrip icon in the center, but again the ring of characters just doesn’t arrange itself to Peck Stowe & Wilcox for me.
I tried for a while to see the PEXTO powergrip icon in the center, but again the ring of characters just doesn’t arrange itself to Peck Stowe & Wilcox for me.
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Pretty nice marketplace score today. I messaged the guy last night and ask if would meet after work today and he said sure. I wasn’t expecting that. I grabbed these 2 sets for $50. Craftsman professional stubby wrenches metric and USA. They don’t look like they have ever touched a fastener, the 20,21,22 have never been out of the case. Just need a little cleaning up. Missing the 7/16.
jreb10
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In the post war years there was a period of time when things were marked " WESTERN GERMANY". I have had tools with that wording. Try that with a squint.
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No date stamp. Glad you guys are having fun with it.
Ditto, Ditto and DITTO!!!
My wife was at an estate sale today, and told me she found a vise for $40. She told me it was a Wilton and she knew I liked those…then I got this photo after she got it to the car.
I think I’ll keep her.
Wow, your wife *****! (Well, you know what I mean, LOL...)
Mike
My wife was at an estate sale today, and told me she found a vise for $40. She told me it was a Wilton and she knew I liked those…then I got this photo after she got it to the car.
I think I’ll keep her.
(I was going to say Liliy's mom sux, but...)Outlawmws
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My wife was at an estate sale today, and told me she found a vise for $40. She told me it was a Wilton and she knew I liked those…then I got this photo after she got it to the car.
I think I’ll keep her.
Gentlemen - How its done:
You **** for having such a great wife!
Optional - Does she have a sister?
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MrsLS was out running errands and I was along for the ride. The second time we drove past the Weil Antiques parking lot flea market, we stopped, and I, of course, had left my wallet at home. I spotted a 1935 patent small green box with a lot of old tools, and the first three I noticed were the Bonney “ABC” S-wrenches.I’m looking over the PS&W gas pliers and two Utica Giant Buttons pliers (one is 110+ years old) and the guy says he’ll make me a deal on the whole box. I ask how much, so tells me all about his friend who collects old tools, and how this box would retail at $50-60. But his friend isn’t here, so $25.
MrsLS hands me a $20 and I figure he’ll budge, but no, he’s firm at $25. MrsLS steps in, open (and mostly empty) wallet in hand, and they start talking electronic transfer, but can’t agree on a platform.
Sigh.
Eventually, she finds $3.57 more in mostly coin, and he accepts.
SMH, but I did get a few rusty treats, though now I owe MrsLS $23.57.
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Interesting negotiating technique!
I’m looking over the PS&W gas pliers and two Utica Giant Buttons pliers (one is 110+ years old) and the guy says he’ll make me a deal on the whole box. I ask how much, so tells me all about his friend who collects old tools, and how this box would retail at $50-60. But his friend isn’t here, so $25.
MrsLS hands me a $20 and I figure he’ll budge, but no, he’s firm at $25. MrsLS steps in, open (and mostly empty) wallet in hand, and they start talking electronic transfer, but can’t agree on a platform.
Sigh.
Eventually, she finds $3.57 more in mostly coin, and he accepts.
SMH, but I did get a few rusty treats, though now I owe MrsLS $23.57.
Nice sucky haul.Outlawmws
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FBM offered up this lot of WWII-era goodness. From the top...
Bill
- Crescent 8" adjustable.
- CeeTee 6" pliers.
- Bridgeport Hardware 351 phillips #1 screwdriver.
- Unmarked (as far as I can tell) linesman's pliers - for you fellas to have fun contemplating as much as you have with the last pair!
Bill
Outlawmws
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Clean then up and look again; and check inside the grips for any markings.
Unparalleled negotiation techniques! (can't use the other praise her for the Mrs!)
Wait, is that a rule???
Mike
OMG, you just sent me back about 30 years...
I met and became friends with a young lady I knew for a few months (work acquaintance). She was absolutely gorgeous, but a little too young for me at the time we met.
After a few months, I changed jobs, and never thought I'd see her again. A couple of years later, I ran into her at a bar. Apparently, I said something funny, and an idea got triggered in her head that I never saw coming (which is NEVER good for me, even without a drink in my system)...
In front of her new boyfriend, she asked if I was still dating the same girl from when I'd first met her at the prior job. When I told her that I was single, she said that we should all go out on a double date (her, the boyfriend, me and a female cousin of hers, who was closer to my age).
As I'm giving her my phone number, I stupidly said "Does she look like you?" Apparently, that came across FAR more creepily than I'd ever meant it to, and I never heard from or saw her again...
Mike
Outlawmws
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Telling a man his wife *****? - Let's think about this - Nope, Its just not done...
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On my way up to O'Reilly's, I drove past half a dozen "Garage Sale!" signs, so I found a couple of them - well after the hordes had picked through everything.
Found a tiny pair of "West Germany" diagonal cutters with an interesting handle pattern, a Herbrand 89 "Van Chrome" DOE, a Champion Brass sprinkler wrench, and a Superior Tool "Universal Under Sink Wrench" (patent D422466) - rather timely as I have a leak under my kitchen sink. I think the pliers are going to be heading east at some point in the future.
new arrivals 06/27/25 - all in $1.10
Found a tiny pair of "West Germany" diagonal cutters with an interesting handle pattern, a Herbrand 89 "Van Chrome" DOE, a Champion Brass sprinkler wrench, and a Superior Tool "Universal Under Sink Wrench" (patent D422466) - rather timely as I have a leak under my kitchen sink. I think the pliers are going to be heading east at some point in the future.
new arrivals 06/27/25 - all in $1.10
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Here are the other two bigger shelving units I bought, but weren’t available for pickup until last night. Knowing these had been outside for a few years, I was expecting them to be disgusting, rusted together, etc., so I didn’t plan on dismantling them so they fit into the truck. I flipped the tailgate down, leaned it toward the cap, and strapped it in. Looked real bad, but I had to go less than two miles, and only crossed the main highway. I pulled over to let one clown who thought tailgating me in a Fiat was a good idea. Coulda smashed that car like a bug had it fallen backward.
Two different style, one your typical Metro style NSF racking, with two of the 4 wheels rusted off, the remaining two aren’t rotating any time soon, so it’s leaning on the chip pile to prevent it from wobbling. The other is also NSF, but had a square tube metal frame with plastic decking on the frame. I got two extra frames, but they don’t fit the other shelf. Not sure if the extra pieces of decking will fit.
Two different style, one your typical Metro style NSF racking, with two of the 4 wheels rusted off, the remaining two aren’t rotating any time soon, so it’s leaning on the chip pile to prevent it from wobbling. The other is also NSF, but had a square tube metal frame with plastic decking on the frame. I got two extra frames, but they don’t fit the other shelf. Not sure if the extra pieces of decking will fit.
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Outlawmws
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Just 1 item today. Neighborhood yard sale, typical household stuff, not much for tools. I managed to find this empty Hinsdale G-20 box. I don't collect Hinsdale but do have a few items I have incidentally acquired over the years. I guess they will have a home now.
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Estate sale ($9): Coleman 530 Pocket Stove (B46) w/ funnel and wrench:
- Heading into the Canadian Rockies so I might as well haul it along for making coffee. Unfortunately not pressurizing. Figure I'll soak the leather gasket in the pump with oil and change the o-ring in the cap. Hopefully, that will do it.
Outlawmws
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If you haven't fired one of these 530's up before, "fireballing" on initial light-up is common until it warms up. So watch your head space when lighting!
A new cap gasket is also likely needed. I can't recall if this had the small cap or large one but a good Viton O-ring wil also work. #112 for the large, # 110 for the small
A new cap gasket is also likely needed. I can't recall if this had the small cap or large one but a good Viton O-ring wil also work. #112 for the large, # 110 for the small
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Beerhippie
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You'll need to remove the old, fossilized gasket first. Screw the cap down as tight as you can (without damaging it) and give the screw in the center a goodly snap o' the wrist with a well-fitting screwdriver. Might take a few tries. That will separate the inner part of the cap with the gasket from the shiny bits. Throw that inner bit into the campfire or use a torch to get it to about glowing hot, then douse it in water--that usually blows the old gasket out. Use a small screwdriver or toothpick or whatever and scrape it clean, then install the o-ring from the hardware store. The o-rings that don't specify Viton are almost always Buna-N, which is just as good for this use.
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I think it's probably related to the area. Not the Snap-on specifically, but there used to be a lot more industry around here (lumber, railroad), and now it's way more high tech. It's close to a lot of rural communities that are getting built up. And it's pretty humid, so it's easy for at least surface rust to get started.
So when people end up cleaning out the garage, it's way too much work to pick through stuff they aren't going to use, so everything gets dropped off at the nearest ReStore. (I will say I have visited three and only usually find old hand tools at one.)
Anyway. Had an apointment literally two blocks from the ReStore today, so:
An oil can, unmarked except for "MAD IN CANADA". I was amused.
Wrenches! A DOE Indestro; two Craftsman combination; a DOE with no name but I have another one like it, with the raised edge around the jaw. Another spark plug gap tool, this one with a tiny ruler. And a pair of wire cutters marked CHERRY RIDGE CO, which I have never heard of.
Twenty-nine sockets.
Across the top: Arcticcat, two Herbrands, five Proto Canada.
Next down: Unitool. something where I couldn't see a manufacturer but I love the label, and an Indestro under the Herbrands.
I think the scuffed one under the labelled socket is a Bonney? I will need to clean it up to see, though. And the little group of five between that and the drill bits don't have a mark, but a neat logo: It looks like a can pouring out paint onto two stars. Should be fairly easy to look up (mind, the last time I said that, it involved Grueco).
On the other side of those, two wood screw countersink drill bits, in the hopes that this time I will not forget what they look like. And two Challenger sockets.
Along the bottom, five Craftsman (I usually don't pick them up, but they all had -V- or =V= marks, like the wrenches), and a collection of 32nds - 7/32, 9/32, 11/32, 13/32, and 15/32 (two, because I kind of lost track). The 9/32 is a Stanley and the 11/32 is another Challenger.
And finally: three B&C clamps (one of which definitely needs straightening) and an unmarked clamp with a neat handle. The bottom two B&C are marked "SPT. CONN.", which I will look up later; I am guessing B&C occasionally used Pexto or something as a foundry.
DetailSeeker
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You ****.My wife was at an estate sale today, and told me she found a vise for $40. She told me it was a Wilton and she knew I liked those…then I got this photo after she got it to the car.
I think I’ll keep her.
And you ****.3 Snap-on sockets, 7 Cornwell sockets, 1/4” Snap on ignition wrench, #4 Lutz file handle, 7/8” Snap-on combo. Snap-on extractor, single cut burr $21.
SO MUCH YOU ****.
I’m looking over the PS&W gas pliers and two Utica Giant Buttons pliers (one is 110+ years old) and the guy says he’ll make me a deal on the whole box. I ask how much, so tells me all about his friend who collects old tools, and how this box would retail at $50-60. But his friend isn’t here, so $25.
MrsLS hands me a $20 and I figure he’ll budge, but no, he’s firm at $25. MrsLS steps in, open (and mostly empty) wallet in hand, and they start talking electronic transfer, but can’t agree on a platform.
Sigh.
Eventually, she finds $3.57 more in mostly coin, and he accepts.
SMH, but I did get a few rusty treats, though now I owe MrsLS $23.57.
Beerhippie
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^Mad in Canada? Oh, yeah, I've been there!
Anchor too close to the Royal Victoria Hotel in the Victoria, BC harbor and you get the privilege of being awoken by a Scots Bagpiper at sunrise... every damned morning.
I was in Canada. I was mad.
Anchor too close to the Royal Victoria Hotel in the Victoria, BC harbor and you get the privilege of being awoken by a Scots Bagpiper at sunrise... every damned morning.
I was in Canada. I was mad.
d42jeep
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The logo on the sockets looks like the ones in the Litton Pocket Socket set.I think it's probably related to the area. Not the Snap-on specifically, but there used to be a lot more industry around here (lumber, railroad), and now it's way more high tech. It's close to a lot of rural communities that are getting built up. And it's pretty humid, so it's easy for at least surface rust to get started.
So when people end up cleaning out the garage, it's way too much work to pick through stuff they aren't going to use, so everything gets dropped off at the nearest ReStore. (I will say I have visited three and only usually find old hand tools at one.)
Anyway. Had an apointment literally two blocks from the ReStore today, so:
An oil can, unmarked except for "MAD IN CANADA". I was amused.
Wrenches! A DOE Indestro; two Craftsman combination; a DOE with no name but I have another one like it, with the raised edge around the jaw. Another spark plug gap tool, this one with a tiny ruler. And a pair of wire cutters marked CHERRY RIDGE CO, which I have never heard of.
Twenty-nine sockets.
Across the top: Arcticcat, two Herbrands, five Proto Canada.
Next down: Unitool. something where I couldn't see a manufacturer but I love the label, and an Indestro under the Herbrands.
I think the scuffed one under the labelled socket is a Bonney? I will need to clean it up to see, though. And the little group of five between that and the drill bits don't have a mark, but a neat logo: It looks like a can pouring out paint onto two stars. Should be fairly easy to look up (mind, the last time I said that, it involved Grueco).
On the other side of those, two wood screw countersink drill bits, in the hopes that this time I will not forget what they look like. And two Challenger sockets.
Along the bottom, five Craftsman (I usually don't pick them up, but they all had -V- or =V= marks, like the wrenches), and a collection of 32nds - 7/32, 9/32, 11/32, 13/32, and 15/32 (two, because I kind of lost track). The 9/32 is a Stanley and the 11/32 is another Challenger.
And finally: three B&C clamps (one of which definitely needs straightening) and an unmarked clamp with a neat handle. The bottom two B&C are marked "SPT. CONN.", which I will look up later; I am guessing B&C occasionally used Pexto or something as a foundry.
-Don
That is an old-school quilting frame clamp. The aggressive thread and brittle materials keep it from being suitable for general clamping use. Mostly, modern quilting frames have proprietary clamping systems or use big plastic spring clips, but here’s a guy using a regular-looking C-clamp.
an unmarked clamp with a neat handle.
DetailSeeker
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That's it exactly! Thank you.The logo on the sockets looks like the ones in the Litton Pocket Socket set.
-Don
Neat, and very good to know. I noticed the thread size, but hadn't thought about how that would affect the use.That is an old-school quilting frame clamp. The aggressive thread and brittle materials keep it from being suitable for general clamping use. Mostly, modern quilting frames have proprietary clamping systems or use big plastic spring clips, but here’s a guy using a regular-looking C-clamp.
Outlawmws
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Nice finds!
I've straightened sprung C-Clamps like that in a vise. they aren't terribly hard to bend.
I've straightened sprung C-Clamps like that in a vise. they aren't terribly hard to bend.
RTM
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Here is my small haul from the bait and switch sale I went to last weekend. They said the shop would open “next weekend”, but instead they opened Thursday at 10am. The day job interfered, so I didn’t see it until Thursday night, but I didn’t feel as bad about it, as I dint see too many things I wanted in the pix. Saw a few things on FBMP or CL at crazy high er prices than I would pay.
Went Friday at lunch between meetings. There were a couple of tool noobs looking to buy toolboxes, so had to explain opening the top drawer first several times, offered my ¢¢ on which was better, etc. many of the boxes were mid tier, Master Mechanics, Homak, one GripLatch. Lots of power tools, but nothing I needed or wanted to pay their prices for. Some HF stuff, lots of mid tier screwdrivers n stuff that didn’t feel good. Found part of a Beall Tool Co wood threading kit, looked for the rest, but realized last night I was looking for the wrong vintage parts. Also grabbed some scrapers, and a few hand tools, and of course, big scissors. Finally I poked thru some of the wood. There were a few piles off off cuts, including some 12/4, 8/4 and thinner pieces in 8-10” widths, some of it oak, one seems a bit light.
Vaco 3/8” nutdriver, Klein #625-24 and -32 rethreaders, Wasa from Soligen shears, and a 7/8” drill bit. The Beall is short on die, the stand, and the router bit, but includes a dowel plate, and two user made tools, including the tap handle in front of the box. I found directions at VM. Not shown is the handle for the Garden Weasel from last week.
I will go back today to see if I can find more goodies, especially the missing pieces from the Beall.
Went Friday at lunch between meetings. There were a couple of tool noobs looking to buy toolboxes, so had to explain opening the top drawer first several times, offered my ¢¢ on which was better, etc. many of the boxes were mid tier, Master Mechanics, Homak, one GripLatch. Lots of power tools, but nothing I needed or wanted to pay their prices for. Some HF stuff, lots of mid tier screwdrivers n stuff that didn’t feel good. Found part of a Beall Tool Co wood threading kit, looked for the rest, but realized last night I was looking for the wrong vintage parts. Also grabbed some scrapers, and a few hand tools, and of course, big scissors. Finally I poked thru some of the wood. There were a few piles off off cuts, including some 12/4, 8/4 and thinner pieces in 8-10” widths, some of it oak, one seems a bit light.
Vaco 3/8” nutdriver, Klein #625-24 and -32 rethreaders, Wasa from Soligen shears, and a 7/8” drill bit. The Beall is short on die, the stand, and the router bit, but includes a dowel plate, and two user made tools, including the tap handle in front of the box. I found directions at VM. Not shown is the handle for the Garden Weasel from last week.
I will go back today to see if I can find more goodies, especially the missing pieces from the Beall.
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Help ID-ing this ornate “chisel” that was in the little green box yesterday. It’s currently3-1/4” long. I removed mushrooming and smoothed out the deformed face. It’s obviously too soft for how some PO was using it. I’m thinking it could seat something into a channel or maybe work softer metals on a form. Maybe LesserDaughter2 (goldsmith/jeweler) will have an idea, though she doesn’t have much knowledge of the history of her craft.
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